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11/08/2021

on Friday we celebrated.

you may remember me sharing a while back about Henry’s soother.

in mostly following respectful parenting we decided that what aligned best with our values, was to let him decide when he didn’t need it anymore.

we set boundaries around it only being for sleep, but were flexible when he needed it other times as well.

last week his final soother went missing.

I expected an epic meltdown and hellish bedtime, but when I told him I couldn’t find it he didn’t really react. He instead just went to sleep.

the next night he asked again and I reminded him we couldn’t find it, and again he went to sleep.

when I acknowledged it after a few days, I said ‘maybe you don’t need it anymore?’

and he agreed.

we didn’t need to ‘do anything’, we simply trusted him.

so on the weekend we celebrated his decision.

this wasn’t a reward (in fact he didn’t even know I was doing this) but rather recognition, for doing something hard, for being brave and for listening and trusting himself to make a choice.

learning to trust my children and let go of the need to control or do things a certain way, has been a freeing experience - sometimes you just have to ‘drop the rope’ and trust these little humans to do what’s best for them.

11/04/2021

I didn’t want to wear this costume.

I bought a size bigger than I normally would have, and when I put it on all I saw were my rolls, my wide hips and my thick legs.

this body still feels foreign to me, I feel awkward and uncomfortable. my clothes don’t fit, and when I look in the mirror I’m almost unrecognizable.

but despite my insecurities I put on the spandex suit, and the smile on that kids face brought me to tears.

he looked me up and down and said ‘wow mom you look so great!’

because he didn’t see the rolls, all he saw was his superhero mom.

09/29/2021

we have a 30 mins of tv a day rule, I’ve talked about how screen time just doesn’t work for Henry - so this is a boundary we have set and stick to most days.

last month he had croup, and I was so stuck on holding the tv boundary, forcing play time, time outside, time for activities.
he was telling me in his own way it wasn’t working, but I didn’t listen.
then something happened and I blew up on him - why was he acting like this?

he 👏🏻 was 👏🏻 sick.

when I spoke to my therapist that week, riddled with guilt for yelling at him she said ‘what do you want to do when you’re sick?’ - lay on the couch and watch tv.

she helped me recognize (although it was glaringly obvious at that point), that by being so rigid about my ‘rule’ I was setting us up for failure.

Henry has croup again, so guess where we’ve been all day today?

09/09/2021

I’m so excited to be joining the Fitmom Durham family!

If you or someone you know is expecting, this fitmom2be prenatal yoga series starts next week.

09/02/2021

giving miss P a happy half birthday shout out - we love you peach 🤍

08/26/2021

we had finished our shoot and were walking back to the car when said ‘look at the sky stand right there’

and this is by far my favourite shot ✨

08/23/2021

I often share the hard days but today, today was a good day.

I got a peleton class in while P napped and Henry watched (literally), we went grocery shopping, I cleaned out the fridge and loaded the dishwasher, I had a call with Ps paediatrician, I took them both to the optometrist, we saved a butterfly and I made a steak dinner (that only I ate), and they were both asleep by 7:20pm.

most days I feel like I’m just trying to survive, but today felt like I sort of knew what I was doing, and those days are worth celebrating.

don’t worry i’ll be back tomorrow with all of my mom fails.

08/08/2021

wrapping up world breastfeeding week sharing a little more about my journey with milkin’ more.

knowing I was having a c section I bought a bag of milkin’ more + at a local shop to support in establishing my supply, since my body wouldn’t be going into labour.

my milk came in fast and furious on its own and I actually had an oversupply for the first few weeks.

Poppy eats frequently and only for a few minutes at a time, so as my supply regulated I noticed times of the day (hello witching hours) where I was feeling empty and she was getting really frustrated at the breast.

I started adding in powders 1-2 times a day and noticed a huge difference.

despite EBF I got my cycle back at 10 weeks postpartum. I quickly noticed that for 2 days each cycle my supply was dipping and she was eating non stop, waking more and getting more agitated at the breast - so I’ve been able to use the powders to help combat.

what I love about these products is they work, they’re a Canadian company and they are made with only a few clean, organic ingredients.

I’m proud to be an ambassador of such an amazing company that’s supporting so many women in their breastfeeding journey.

if you’re interested in products and have questions, reach out!

& don’t forget to use code ASHLEY10 at check out.

08/06/2021

shoutout to the pumping moms, the real MVPs.

I’ve noticed over the course of world breastfeeding week that there isn’t enough recognition of EP moms, like this badass mother right here, my sister.

my sister Alex gave birth to my (incredibly handsome and adorable) nephew on Boxing Day. She made the decision early on to exclusively pump and has been going strong for almost 8 months.

every day she pumps 6+ times a day - a massive commitment and undertaking to ensure he gets all of the benefits of her milk.

I am so proud of her for her dedication and perseverance, I truly don’t think I could do it.

if you know a pumping mama give them a shout out below.

08/03/2021

I went into my breastfeeding journey with Poppy confident and what I thought was experienced, after all I had (despite a very rocky start) breastfed Henry for two years.

her latch was shallow and pinched, and after each feed I would get this tingling stabbing pain in my breasts.

at 24 hours I begged my midwife for the magic cream, my ni***es were bleeding and blistered.

she wouldn’t latch with a shield which is what saved my experience with Henry, so every feed was painful. But I kept pushing through thinking maybe I just needed to get used to the pain.

I began questioning if she had a tie, like Henry.
similar to my experience with him I kept being told ‘she’s latching’ - but after two weeks I couldn’t take it, I booked a consultation at a clinic.
the lactation consultant on site watched her nurse, together with the dentist diagnosed the tie and acknowledged her shallow latch. She then said ‘look at your ni***es they’re purple, she’s cutting off your circulation - the tingling stabbing feeling you have is the blood rushing back’

I genuinely thought the release would fix everything but we still had a long road ahead of us.
tongue exercises, adjusting her latch every feed, 3 lactation consultants, nursing strikes lasting days, and months of working together to find our groove, we finally got the hang of it.

we are now at 5 months of exclusive breastfeeding and this little snacker eats around the clock.

08/02/2021

happy world breastfeeding week.

this week i’ll be sharing all about my journeys with both of my babies - the good, the bad and the cracked ni***es.

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